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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CARBAJAL:H.R. 7976.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution which provides Congress with the power tolay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises in orderto provide for the general Welfare of the United States.[Page H2597]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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